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Documents on Senate Collusion Dated After Tawee's Tenure

Documents on Senate Collusion Dated After Tawee's Tenure

Matichon•Politics•57m ago

Reader Briefing

Documents regarding a Senate collusion investigation are dated after Pol. Col. Tawee Sodsong left the position of Minister of Justice.

  • •Yingcheep Atchananon of iLaw disclosed documents regarding a Senate collusion investigation on August 23.
  • •Pol. Lt. Gen. Ruthpol Naowarat, current Minister of Justice, acknowledged the documents are authentic.
  • •The disputed documents are dated December 8, 2025, which is after Pol. Col. Tawee Sodsong left office on September 19, 2025.
  • •Pol. Lt. Gen. Ruthpol Naowarat ordered an investigation into the leak of the documents.

Overview

  • •Yingcheep Atchananon, Director of iLaw, displayed documents regarding a Senate collusion investigation on August 23 at Maruay Garden Hotel.
  • •Pol. Lt. Gen. Ruthpol Naowarat, the Minister of Justice, ordered the Director General of the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) to report the document leak to the Crime Suppression Division.
  • •Pol. Lt. Gen. Ruthpol Naowarat ordered the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Justice to appoint a committee to investigate the facts.
  • •Pol. Lt. Gen. Ruthpol Naowarat stated that the leaked documents resulted from an investigation during the tenure of the previous Minister of Justice.
  • •Pol. Col. Tawee Sodsong left the position of Minister of Justice on September 19, 2025.
  • •The leaked document, Special Case 24/2025, is dated December 8, 2025, a period when Pol. Lt. Gen. Ruthpol Naowarat was already Minister of Justice.
  • •The DSI resolved to prosecute the Senate collusion case involving organized crime and money laundering on November 28, 2025, and sent the file to the prosecutor on December 8, 2025.
  • •Special Litigation Office 1 ordered further investigation on January 16, 2026, pending evidence from the Election Commission (ECT).

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Key Entities

Person

Yingcheep Atchananon(ยิ่งชีพ อัชฌานนท์)
Director of iLaw who disclosed documents regarding a Senate collusion investigation.
Pol. Lt. Gen. Ruthpol Naowarat(พล.ต.ท.รุทธพล เนาวรัตน์)
The current Minister of Justice.
Pol. Col. Tawee Sodsong(พ.ต.อ.ทวี สอดส่อง)
The former Minister of Justice who left office on September 19, 2025.

Organization

iLaw(ไอลอว์)
An organization led by Yingcheep Atchananon.
Election Commission(กกต.)
The body from which the Special Litigation Office 1 is awaiting evidence.
Department of Special Investigation(กรมสอบสวนคดีพิเศษ)ℹ️
An agency under the Ministry of Justice responsible for the Senate collusion case.
Crime Suppression Division(กองปราบปราม)ℹ️
The agency Pol. Lt. Gen. Ruthpol Naowarat ordered the DSI to notify regarding the document leak.
Ministry of Justice(กระทรวงยุติธรรม)ℹ️
The ministry overseeing the DSI.
Special Litigation Office 1(อัยการฝ่ายคดีพิเศษ 1)
The prosecutorial body that ordered further investigation on January 16, 2026.

Place

Maruay Garden Hotel(โรงแรมมารวยการ์เด้น)
The venue where Yingcheep Atchananon displayed the documents on August 23.